It's been said that most holidays in the US are the creation of Hallmark. It seems to me that most of what I've been seeing for the 4th (now that the do-gooders have made explosives harder to get) was dreamed up by Miracle Whip or Bestfoods.

I just captured a 32OZ jar of the vile Best Foods substance that took refuge in my neighborhood Vons saupermarket. I plan on neutralizing it's evil powers by mixing it with cut up cooked potatoes, green onions, hard boiled eggs, dill pickle, black olives & some mustard, salt & pepper and consuming it along with several beers, a couple of hamburgers and a slice of watermelon.

This stuff I use maybe a handful of times in a year. Today, was one of those days.

Tuna melts were on the menu, and they were tasty. After draining the water and dividing it up amongst the drooling, begging pets, a little mayo goes a long way to moisturize said tuna, bread, and cheese combination.

Mayonnaise! The imcomparable ingredient in a slew of dips and dunks that mark the host or hostess as a smart and savvy entertainer.Artichoke dip,crab dip-all would be much the poorer without that magical combination of egg and oil.Bring it on!

I like to put it in a shaker with 3 kinds of rum, some orange curacao, the juice from half a lime, and a squirt of almond syrup. Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of fresh mint.
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Finkdaddy, have you ever had to use Miracle Whip in this concoction? Does it have the same verve? Does anybody use this stufF...it seems to have a following fo determined groupies. I buy it because it makes my wife mad.

Macaroni Salads seem to be on the down-swin in picnic feeds. (Three Bean too)

Sometimes... on a nice hot summer day, I like to go to the park, sit on the grass, and enjoy some cold, right-from-the-package oscar meyer hot dogs, and dip them in the mayo for a tasty hot weather treat. I like to sit in a crowded area of the park, and watch the people watch me......

I clog my arteries with the following:
MMMM...Mayo with a table spoon of curry, a dab of dijon mustard, a dab of honey and a couple pinches of fresh chopped celantro. (all these ingredients are to taste)
Really good as a veggie, french-fry or chip dip. Good on burgers or hot dogs too!

On 2005-07-03 18:42, Tikiwahine wrote:This stuff I use maybe a handful of times in a year. Today, was one of those days.

Wait! Victoria? CANADA!? Our government will soon be in touch with you for unlawfully celebrating a U.S. holiday. Can't we even keep our red-blooded American holidays from being out-sourced?
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People, People...the solution is quite simple: Extend Free Trade to include holidays!
You can celebrate July 1st and we can celebrate the 4th, this would equal a four day weekend for all. Actually, a full exchange of holidays throughout the year would mean two Thanksgivings and several months with two long weekends, how bad could that be?
We'll even throw in access to Canada's vast reserves of Mayonaise to compensate for increased consumption.